Furnace-roof.



No. 010,220. 121117011111111 JAN. 10, 1900. f E. B. 011.1011.

PURNACB ROOF. APPLoATIoN ML110 10111 1, 1004.

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I clairnv 1. A metal-heatin furnace having a roo inclined longitudinal y, said roof lbeing in a substantially lat longitudinal plane; substantially as described.

2. A continuous heeting-furnace having a r o roof lying in s. substantially ilat plane and 111- clined longitudinally from one end of the hieating-chamberv to Athe other; substantially as described.

3. A heating-furnace roof-containing rows l 5 of thick bricks With recesses in their side faces intermediate of the height of tl-ie brick-body, and depending hangershaving arovv of se arated supports engagine cent bricks; substantially as described. 4 Li. A heating-furnace roo conte-innig rows i of thick bricks With recesses in their side faces intermediate oi the hei ht of the brick-body, and depending hangersaving separated supports engagin the recesses oi adjacent bricks, i zgthe' hangersieing movable endwise...of the' row to move the support awayirfoln a brickl and allow it to beremoveflsubstsntielly as* described.` l 'f 5. A heating-females roo having rows of 3o thick bricks with registering recesses in their 7 side faces forming a continxrous airfcirarrne'l along the row, and hangers heving a;"row of separated su ports arranged to engage" the? recesses of a jacent'bricks; substantie-ily ais 35' described'.

6. A heating-'furnace roof 'heving bricks. with cut-away upper portions, and havingv sidev faces with transverse ooves extending' across them, and bolts or angers'her/'ing.a-

. 4o' 1row of separated sup orts engagin` the re'- cesses of adjacent bric (s substantie y as dp'- scribed.

. y a 7. A beating-furnace having a roof inclined f the furnace-chamber, said urnaee-chereber tudinal tminellforrn, having ssnbs 4longitndinally and formed of'bricks lying in a substantially Hat iene longitudinal oi the urnece; substantiel y as described.

8. A heating-furnace having a roei inclined lon itudinslly in a substantially fiat" piene, sai roof being made up of bricks suspended by overhead hangers; substantially as de-` scribed.

9. A continuous heetin -furnace having e. root lying in a substantie ly iiat plone, and comprised of brickssuspendcd by overhead hangers', the furnace-chexnber being contracted gradually in vertical height from one end toward Athe other, said fnrnaceheving anl in'h let and outlet at' 0r neer its opposite ends to receive a continuous row of metal bienlts; substantially as described.

10. A continuons heating-furnace having a. substantially flat rooi` formed of bricks ende'd by overhead hangers, said roof being ongitudinally inclinedtoward the floor having an inlet stone end leerling irene a source oi heat, and an inlet at or .neer the other end to receive the row of instel bianis gsubstantially es described. y

1i. A continuous heating-furnace o' onfi- 'go "9 i inist rer fiat 'ongitndinallynclined roei', en;

' enkel 'of 'the metal b sinks at ornear the smaller f urnace-ciieniber, and en outlet ioi blanks oirthe row eter near the' lerger end, seid ier nace-chamber having a gaseous inist i lnear-'the iarger end and 'a gaseous enti v neer the smaller end; substentiaily es de scribed.

In testimony my hand.

whereo'l' have hereunto set 8o csr Ennis n. onrein Witnesses z C. B BYRNns,

H. M. Conwrir. 

